Vocab Info
N2 Noun
爪nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail), claw, talon, hoof, plectrum, pick, hook, clasp
Dictionary Definition
Common
- Noun - 1. - nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail), claw, talon, hoof 
- 2. - plectrum, pick 
- 3. - hook, clasp 
 
All Forms
爪 【つめ】
Details
- つ 
- め 
 
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Examples
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- 爪切りで爪をパチンと切る。 - Clip your nails with a nail clipper. - N2
 
- お琴を弾くために指先に爪をはめる。 - To play the koto, nails are fitted on the fingertips. - N2
 
- 母:「爪が伸びているので、爪を切りましょう。」 - Mom: 'Your nails have grown long, let's cut them.' - N2
 
- ネイルをしているので爪がとても長く、ピアノを弾く際に邪魔でなりません。 - My nails are done, so they are very long and are extremely inconvenient when I play piano. - N2
 
- 新しいマニキュアを爪に塗った。それなのに夫は変化に気づいてくれなかった。 - I painted my nails with a new manicure. Despite that, my husband didn't notice the change. - N2
 
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